ton’s home, the police had searched the homes of Dixon’s mother and grandmother, also without a search warrant.

Anderson claimed that he had probable cause to search the homes of Dixon's relatives and that it would have been too difficult to get a search warrant. He believed that “exigent circumstances” justified the searches.

Violating Fourth Amendment Rights

The Creightons were badly shaken, embarrassed, and two of them were physically injured. They consulted John Sheehy, a Minneapolis lawyer across the Mississippi River from their home. Sheehy explained to them that the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution requires that police get search warrants before conducting a search of any...

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